A Pale Horse Named Death is Sal Abruscato"s band, so it"s his musical fingerprint, and the band"s sound and style is as distinct as his DNA. While it is true that Abruscato co-founded Brooklyn"s black-humored doom legends Type O and that he manned the kit for LoA during their watershed albums River Runs Red, Ugly and more, A Pale Horse Named Death is his brain trust. He sings and writes the songs, and stepped out from behind the drumset to play guitar. His main partner in the band is Matt Brown, a fellow Brooklynite, who is also a seasoned studio vet -- a producer and engineer who has toured with luminaries like Lou Reed, Jane"s Addiction and more. In the live realm, the lineup includes Type O drummer Johnny Kelly and guitarist Eddie Heedles. On the surface, A Pale Horse Named Death are impressive. But you"ll want to dig deeper and immerse yourself in all the sonic and lyrical layers, because the band isn"t afraid to plume the depths of darkness that humanity is capable of. It"s murky stuff, but someone has to do it. A Pale Horse Named Death arrived with And Hell Will Follow Me (2011). They have firmly implanted their roots in the metal scene with Lay My Soul to Waste. It s a metal album that headbangers who enjoy a walk on the darker side of life will end up revering and responding to. "It"s the same gloomy atmosphere," Abruscato states. "If anything, it"s darker. The artwork is darker, and people already think the first one is dark. We went further into that. The record itself, lyrics and sound, are darker. It"s that progression."